Unquestionably, information systems (IS), along with its supporting information technology (IT), continue to increase in importance in nearly all organizations.  As organizations scramble to develop and apply IT in new ways, the need to identify and implement an IS strategic plan becomes increasingly critical.

To date, however, implementations of IS strategies have not had high success rates. Though this has been true for years, much continues to be published on how to develop an IS strategy.  Comparatively little research focuses on implementation.  It is the purpose of this mini-track to focus on ways in which organizations effectively implement IS strategies in their organizations.

Specifically, what factors and issues are involved in successful strategy implementation? Can truly useful frameworks and models be developed to assist organizations in implementing their IS strategy?  Or, is implementation primarily unique to the people and functions within an organization?  The answers to these questions cannot be assumed and often allude even the most knowledgeable of "experts."  Exploring these issues are at the heart of the IS Strategy mini-track.

Sample topics for paper submission include (but are not limited to):

• Implementation issues considered during strategy development
• Integration of IT planning and strategy with business strategy
• Enablers of and/or inhibitors to IS Strategy success
• Implementation of any organizational strategy that is significantly impacted by IS
• Research, case studies, empirical studies of IS Strategy

Mini Track Co-Chairs

D. Lance Revenaugh
email: rev@cedarville.edu
Cedarville University

251 N. Main St.
Cedarville, OH 45314

(937)766-4993
FAX: (937)766-7925

Raymond Papp

email:

RPapp@UT.edu

University of Tampa

401 W. Kennedy Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33606

(813) 253-6221 ext. 3828

Important Dates

Submission Guidelines
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Submit abstracts via email to:

by February 1, 2004. This is an important step to ensure that you have submitted your paper to the correct mini-track.

Final papers will be submitted via the AIS Review System, deadline is February 22, 2004. See the conference website for details: http://howe.stevens.edu/amcis2004

Copyright Information: Submission of a paper to the conference represents the author's agreement to allow AIS to publish the paper in any written or electronic format for distribution to all interested parties in perpetuity with or without compensation to AIS and without compensation to the authors. The parties understand that the author is granting a nonexclusive license and all copyrights remain the property of the author.

The Americas Conference on Information Systems covers the latest and most important issues in Information Systems.  Its purpose is to serve the research and teaching interests of the IS community. For more details about AMCIS 2004, see http://howe.stevens.edu/amcis2004/